Amalgamated Sugar Factory Celebrates 75 Years

By Sean Bunce, Idaho Press-Tribune
March 25, 2017

NAMPA – You can see it from almost anywhere in Nampa – the tall, white factory standing out in the open skyline, steam pouring from pipes that sprout in all directions. Within a five-mile radius, you can probably smell it too, as freshly cut sugar beets fill the surrounding area with the scent of peanut butter.

For Jessica McAnally, spokeswoman for the Amalgamated Sugar Company’s Nampa factory, the smell often reminds her of harvest time and helping her father out on the farm as a kid.

“A lot of the people that have a strong history with the factory feel the same way,” McAnally said.

In April, the Amalgamated Sugar Company’s Factory will celebrate 75 years in Nampa.

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